What color is #777A75?

#777A75 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777A75?

The RGB value is 119, 122, 117: 119 red, 122 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777A75?

The complementary color is #78757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777A75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777A75 color

#777A75 rgb(119, 122, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777A75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.8% green and 45.9% blue (119, 122, 117).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#777A75 color codes

HEX	`#777A75`
RGB	`rgb(119, 122, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 4%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, -2.13, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 3.16, 132.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.778, 19.125, 19.581)`
Decimal	`7830133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777A75, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #777A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #777A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777a75; }
.text { color: #777a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 122 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777a75, #757a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #777A75?: #777A75 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777A75?: The RGB value is 119, 122, 117: 119 red, 122 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777A75?: The complementary color is #78757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777A75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.